Eat as much junk as you want and still lose weight, you say? [Photo: Pexels]

If you’ve ever tried the keto diet in order to lose weight, you’ll be well aware that there isn’t much eating much fried chicken involved.

Short for “ketogenic diet”, it involves minimising the amount of carbohydrates you eat and upping your fats – so you end up consuming roughly 60-75% of your calories from fat, 15-30% from protein and 5-10% from carbs.

The idea is that by upping your fats, you’re getting your body to use fat as a form of energy, therefore burning it. This is called ketosis.